Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-09-19

IN THE AhcTlc hE'i"Ns'
"Porpoise meat was once taVoren dIsh
with the old English nobility, at least s'
runs the story, which declares the proper
sauce to have been compounded Oh susaI'
vinegar and bread crumbs lie uaPIer III
the far north loves beaver thl anu rea'
paw, and quite right he Is In arctic regions
eating is no easy matter; everything Is 50
hard that good teeth are US NIX '''"'o "'
sharp knives, while drmting requires care
else the glass may become part OF the lip. In
those frigid parts you eat your rum ana
chew your brandy. Ii hNh Is Ia b7 server w
there it has first to he caught, then tha"ei'
before being swallowed Experience ian
alone reveal the secret OF the t1S4'li'nanNN =
love for ulce greasy yleidiiig uhlioN tai''''''
and cf the lingering sweetness long u!a"h
out Us he pulls the wick gently between tils
teeth so as not To lose one particle ot Its
favor
kangaroo tail Is dish an Australian
finds much flavor IN. 1t Is delclous Inc
natives highly esteem the silent put wiz
dlngo, neither do they turn up thelr noses a'
rats, but giuttohS Is aihel 10 iuueiess ao
Hack fellow, when at meals, de'ours all he
can, only now and then ningihg hiorse'
over his shoulder to his wife and children, ne
Is likewise Improvideft, Tor he seeks iooEi ohly
when lie Graves it, sorges to the last possio'e
tension OF hip dirty, black skin ana tleh sleeps
for several days and nights cohsecuuveis'
Eating III the austfai'ih ous"' o5 "ui'e I'm
Is sadly married by hles, heas anu Tue Seh""
bottle, supplemented ny iheSqui'oes' In
pared 10 WHICH I've" Jersey '"e' "' '''
sucklihss. ,..-
"ton'ng 10 oou'n Aillefica' ',ie o'''.no,
are tile oldest people. iney sup9's' en'"ei
on lat am feffugihouS hiilo oi cray ca, "a,
man eatlng daily pound OF more, iue
Indians OF tile Amazon eat kild OF i"aii''
pfeferrihg IL 10 oiher anu ue'l'ouil "'re
| food. have seeh them do IT, Inc re
ruvians are also clay eaters, Their mess nelne
mixture OF tale and mlea-rhther t"usu
food, even for Peru. othrr hhtions are ear'n
eaters-tiie i"hhbitanis Oh NE" i"''''h' SUM,
OF the boiiNlatIs, Tue negroes vi 'Hi'ia''h a'u
the natives OF Ne" Caieuo'iIa' as "e' n,
many people VINO dwell IN SIAM H'per'a a'f'
kamschaiea Inc oItoiliacs however a''
| the only ones who snbsisl on ciaS when o''ei
| food is ohtninahie
AIN Africa | found diet as various as th'
people, and such trifies as hlus mole, mice
fat Sleeps tails, stewed puppies, puma
baked elephants trunk and feet ostrich eggs
ants stewed in butter, caterpiiiars, roasted
spiders, snails eight inches lone), and odd ar
ticles not generally regarded as food are con
sumed.
IN THE WEST INDIES
when the natives of the West Indies ar
regarded from a dietetic standpoint, baket
snake glide into the menu along with pain
worms IA finger long, fried in their own rat
yet these coiored gonimhhds cannot ap'oe
rabbit stew! Rats are there also cohsldere'
nice side dish, with occasional rehsheS
gecana eggs ana PAIN Tree shout "ee''''S
Sounds nasty, doesn't "'
"in those Aslauc countries "here 1 nav
been the paiate can be dlssusted OF tek'e'
with no end oil curious dishes. we kho" nov
ingenious the Chinese are IN their cuisine
finding delight m hall -hatched eggs sharks
fins and ma"s, fowls ana dncks tongues
dogs hind quarters, rat soup soup mace irof
the nests OF the Hlrundo esculehto, ahh'
an appetizer, the chrysalis ot the SILK worm
after the silk has been wound from It,
AT the Falkland Islands n gourmet can or
JOY new sensation oy eatllg sea non